Recycling is an activity that the city of San Diego actively pursued for almost 20 years. Recycling program the city is under the general supervision of the San Diego Department of Environmental Services. Housed in Ridgehaven, which is one of the most energy is considered, the United States’ efficient buildings, recycling program in San Diego Environmental Services Department has been very successful. The diversion of waste from the city by 52% compared to 2004 increased. The underlying responsibilities of the San Diego Environmental Services Department: debt collection enforcement of city waste reduction, management of the landfill in Miramar, coordination with various recycling centers and educate the public about the recycling program in San Diego. Waste Reduction RegulationsThe San Diego has a number of schemes which is its Environmental Services Department of the application. These rules are regulations against littering, illegal dumping, recycling, recycling of impurities, so that garbage and recycling bins outside the opening times of the collection, and others. To implement these schemes has officers to patrol the city, certain areas of the city will be transferred. LandfillThe The Miramar Landfill is the target of most garbage from San Diego made. According to statistics, 1 four million tonnes of waste is buried, but every year this number dropped to 1 8 million tons will be thrown at the landfill before the founding of San Diego Department of Environmental Services in 1988. The Miramar Recycling Center is only in the entrance of the landfill is located. The recycling center accepts many recyclable materials, including television screens, computer monitors, printer ink cartridges and computer electronics. Scrap metal can be recycled, but a small fee. are recycling at home There many options for households to recycle at home. You can choose with recycling recycling centers in San Diego Department of Environmental Services, or to do with other private companies. households can also choose to donate their recyclables or the benefits of the recovery period instead. recyclables are welcome installed in the blue recycling bins to curb in the city: Plastic bottles and jars, bottles and cans, newspapers, magazines , catalogs and books, telephone, paper and junk mail, cardboard, dry food packaging, bags and packaging made of paper, cans, aluminum foil and empty aerosols. The recycling program in San Diego is one of the greatest successes in the United States considered. This recycling program is successful mainly because of active participation and cooperation of the inhabitants of the city.